EOI statistics · Updated 08/2026
How long is the queue for your occupation?
Every month Australia publishes how many people are waiting in the SkillSelect pool, and how many were invited. Here's the headline picture for subclass 189, 190 and 491.
People waiting in the pool
1,327,864
across 3 visa subclasses
Invitations this month
3,150
08/2026
Occupations tracked
479
with live queue data
Subclass 189
Skilled Independent
186,397
in queue
420
invited
Subclass 190
190SAS Skilled Australian Sponsored
544,443
in queue
1,580
invited
Subclass 491
Skilled Work Regional
597,024
in queue
1,150
invited
Busiest occupations in the pool
Most people waiting, 08/2026
Members only
Go deeper on your own occupation
- • Your occupation's queue, invitations and rank against every other occupation
- • State-by-state breakdown for 190 and 491 — who's actually inviting
- • Month-on-month trend, so you can see if the queue is growing
- • Plain-English read of what it means for your chances
Methodology & data freshness
- Subclass 189 · 08/2026 — data last loaded 03/09/2026, EOI data current to 31/08/2026.
- Subclass 190 · 08/2026 — data last loaded 03/09/2026, EOI data current to 31/08/2026.
- Subclass 491 · 08/2026 — data last loaded 03/09/2026, EOI data current to 31/08/2026.
Source: Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect EOI reporting. Counts below 20 are hidden by the source and are shown here as a 1–19 range (or an N to 19N range when several hidden counts are added together) — never as zero and never as a guessed number. General information based on published data, not migration advice.